The riotous premiere of "The Rite of Spring" in 1913 Paris is something of a legend. Igor Stravinsky's dissonant, pulsating score; Vaslav Nijinsky's frantic, tribalistic choreography; and the ballet's ...

The Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andris Nelsons, presented its final performance of Igor Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” on Friday. “The Rite of Spring,” or “Le Sacre du printemps” in its ...

The DSO's Brahms and Bruckner were linked only by proximity of premieres, but Stravinsky studied with the older Russian composer, and learned a lot of orchestral tricks from him. They're quite obvious ...

The Rites of Spring Music Festival is set for June 16 at The Suffolk in Riverhead, at 7:30 p.m. “As we celebrate a decade of musical innovation on the East End, we’re honored to pay tribute to the ...

For dancer Anique Ayiboe, entering the world of “The Rite of Spring” has been a journey of discovery. The Togolese dancer, who has been traveling and performing with the renowned Pina Bausch ...

Conductor Robert Spano assumes the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s podium again this month, his first appearances here since 2022. On May 2 and May 3 the venerated ASO music director laureate conducted a ...

Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring has been called “the most important piece of music of the 20th century” by Leonard Bernstein, described as “sounding like a voice from another planet” by Aaron Copland ...

Stéphane Denève, music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, has proven himself a genius at programming concerts, with a winning mix of fan favorites, somewhat lesser-known canonical works, ...

Some of the area's best musicians will gather for 3 days of live music April 28-30 at The Camp. The 2nd Annual Rites Of Spring Music Festival features 16 bands, including Rock Solid, Elixir, Inkognito ...